Donic Acuda S3 for the record

apflor323 wrote: Anyone  know how hard (degrees) the sponge is? I'm more of a hard sponge person.

here's a small list of Sponge Hardness with my Durometer.
Goldway 916 Red 2.0mm - 42 degree's
Andro Hexer Red 2.1mm - 30 degree's
Andro Hexer + Red 1.9mm - 27 degree's
Andro Hexer PowerSponge Red 2.1mm - 27 degree's
Donic Barracuda Red Max - 33.7 degree's
Donic Barracuda Blk Max - 27.4 degree's (Strange)
Donic Barracuda Red & Black 2.0mm - 30 degree's
Donic Coppa Speed Red 2.1mm - 34.5 degree's
729 Higher III - Japanese Sponge Blk 2.2mm - 33.5 degree's
Donic Sonex JP Gold Blk 2.0mm - 32.9 Degree's
Butterfly Bryce Speed FX Blk 1.9mm - 29.0 degree's
LKT Red Diamond Red 2.1mm - 41.5 Degree's
LKT Black Diamond Blk 2.1mm - 44.5 Degree's
Gambler Six Shooter Pre-Tune Blk 2.2mm - 33.2 Degree's
Xiom Vega Pro Blk 1.9mm - 35.1 Degree's
Xiom Omega II Blk 2.0mm - 28.8 Degree's
729 Faster II with German Sponge - 38 Degree's
Donic Coppa X1 Turbo 2.0mm - 23 Degree's
Donic Coppa X1 Gold Max - 28 Degree's
Donic Acuda S2 Blk Max - 25 Degree's
Donic Acuda S3 Red Max - 25 Degree's
Donic Coppa X3 Silver Red Max - 23.5 Degree's
Donic Coppa X2 Platin Soft Red 2.0mm - 25.5 Degree's
Kokutaku Bluntenkirshce 868 Tokyo Extra Tacky Blk 2.0mm (40-43 Deg) - 30.6 Degree's
Kokutaku Tuple 007 Taiwan - Tacky Blk 2.1mm (38-40 Deg) - 29.2 Degree's
Donic JO Waldner Blk 2.0mm - 36 Degree's
Galaxy Saturn 42-42 Red 2.3mm - 44 Degree's
Galaxy Apollo 39 Black 2.1mm - 40 Degree's

My information:
Acuda S1 - 47.5
AcudaS2 - 42.5
AcudaS3 - 37.5
Hexer + - 45.0
HEXER POWERSPONGE - 37.5
HEXER DURO - 42.5
HEXER - 47.5
REVO FIRE - 45.0
IMPULS SPEED - 30.0
ROXON500PRO - 50.0
ROXON330 - 33.0
PLASMA WOMAN - 35.0
BLOWFISH - 40.0
BLOWFISH + - 42.5

apflor323 wrote: thanks for the info! Any chance you have the hardness for the Donic Acuda S1?

Its about 35 degree's on my scale, a touch harder that Hexer & Tenergy 05

traineebeing wrote: pingpongrob wrote: Donic Acuda S2 Blk Max - 25 Degree's Donic Acuda S3 Red Max - 25 Degree's   Typo?

Yes sir, mr. spelling police.
Degrees is neither possessive nor a contraction.

:D

traineebeing wrote: pingpongrob wrote: Donic Acuda S2 Blk Max - 25 Degree's Donic Acuda S3 Red Max - 25 Degree's   Typo?

Sorry - are you talking about the apostraphie, Speeling was never my better subject.
If were talking about the similar readings, yes they are correct, and infact both rubbers play very similar. Maybe a pip structure change, and not a sponge hardness change.

How does the sponge softness of ps3 compare to big slam ? Is the sound anywhere near that of big slam?

Acuda S3 2.0 on Acoustic

 

Coming from Narucross GS Soft, the speed is just a tad slower with more spin. Before Narucross GS Soft I used Bryce Speed FX, Acuda is slower than Bryce but much more spin. At max stroke (full body loop swing), I can hit it as fast as Bryce with a lot more spin. I'm not sure if it’s because of the sponge that Acuda feels slower than Bryce Speed FX when countering.

 

Control is great! Spin on service is excellent. A toss just above the head created more spin for me versus a twice the length toss using Bryce or GS Soft. Very pleased with the rubber but man did it soak up the glue. So put a good coat of glue the first time. I use Butterfly Free chack. I have some adjusting to do with service return since I wasn't able to really test this against better players.

 

Blocking is another great attribute. Since I was having issues keeping the ball low on service return, my opponent was opening easily. Since his shots were somewhat predictable, I was able to block them back with so much pace. I was able to do one punch block into his body very easily. That is one shot I want to get down.

 

I put it on both sides since I wanted a little more oomph on the back hand. I was able to BH loop from 8 feet away with 1/2 force stroke with great arch and speed. I was using Inspirit Quattro UL Max Soft version before this. More spin with Acuda S3 and an obvious boost in speed.

 

I may get Acuda S2 next time for the FH for a slight speed boost. While I noticed the rubber helped when not in the best position to perform a stroke well, a proper stroke produces a spinney, fast ball. I used it for about 2 1/2 hrs yesterday. I can only hope the rubber has a long shelf life. 

 

Edited by bOOm_cORNr_sHOt - 11/01/2010 at 11:55am

I've had a couple of opportunities now to hit with Acuda S3. Very soft, nice click, easy to spin, med/high throw, tight arc. The major downside that you notice as soon as you're in a rally is that S3 is very reactive to incoming spin! I did not feel it was similar to T64 (my current rubber), which is firmer, faster, and shoots longer. I would not choose S3.

Heavy as a backhand rubber. A cut piece black 2.0 comes in at near 45 grams.

Update: Durability = 2 months (3 days a week @ 3 1/2 hrs each)

Dissapointed as I was hoping for 3 months at the minimum.

s2 has a lower throw angle (lil bit) compared to s3, im using s2 now in my bh. Baracuda has the highest throw angle ive seen among other donic rubbers

It's really amazing how much time and effort some people put into measuring the hardness, spin, etc.  I've played with Donic rubbers for more than 10 years, and I can honestly say Baracuda and Acuda are 2 of the best rubbers they've developed. 

So for the higher throw angle I'll try Baracuda.
I found some people say that 2mm is faster and has a Higher angle than MAX. Does anyone here have the same experience?

I didn't like the max in Baracuda...I and my friend both prefer the 2.0mm. 

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